Author Archives: Ronni Chase

One of two escaped Fentress County inmates has been taken into custody. Authorities have captured 22-year-old Casey Ridenour. Charles Kennedy, age 35, remains at large. Kennedy is described as 6'4 tal...

Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster reports that limited financial report was given this month due to year end activities. Sales tax will finish $1.5 million or more above projections. Property tax w...

(Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster) According to the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), there are 40 active cases of COVID-19 in Cumberland County, and there have been 141 deaths as of the date ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reminds that the application period for the 2021-22 season-long (Tier 1) duck blinds will close July 21 at 11:59 p.m. (CDT) with results announced in early Augu...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct roadside sobriety checkpoints beginning August 1 through August 7 on U.S. Hwy 70 N at Pomona and West Creston Road. Troopers will also enforce other violation...

An October 28, 2021 motions hearing date has been set for a Sparta man accused of murdering a Pleasant Hill man in 2018. The Crossville Chronicle reports that 50-year-old Billy Joe Wannyn has been ind...

The Cumberland County Commission, in regular session on Monday, voted to appoint Deputy Property Assessor Sandy Gilbert to the head position. Gilbert will be in that position until next year when an e...

NASHVILLE - Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its 2020 'Crime in Tennessee' publication, which details the volume and nature of crime, as reported by the state's law enforcement ag...

(Press Release/Peg Broadcasting News) After a decade of success with American sedan buyers, Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced Monday, July 19, 2021 that it will end assembly of the Passat sedan in...

A manhunt is underway for two inmates who escaped from the Fentress County Jail in Jamestown around 8am Monday. They reportedly stole a correctional officer's vehicle, left the vehicle on Delk Street ...